Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1921, Page 21

PUBLIC_SCHOOLS. Arrangements graduations in the public schools will be completed this week by offi- cisls. The date for the commence- ments in the high schools will be determined and the speakers for the exercises selected. for the midyear Figures compiled by officials show “that not more than 250 high school students are expected to graduate at the close of the present semwshwx. ‘whils 877 eighth grade pupils are slated to be promoted to the high schools. *:Dr, Frank W. Ballou, superintendent ©Ff achools, is scheduled to lecture be- “fore the Teachers' Institute of Har- risburg, Pa., Friday, January 21. He also expects to visit the public schools of Richmond, Va., and Charlottes- . 'Vile, Va., in the near future. 7 Officers in_the High School Cadet Corps will be awarded commissions @t exercises to be held the latter part ‘of ‘ this month. Stephen E. Kramer, assistant superintendent of schools, who has active charge of the cadet Lorganization, plans to have Gen. Per- shing present the commissions. The first session of the Teachers® Institute will be held Friday in the auditorium of Central High school. Pupils will be given a holiday on this day so their teachers can attend the meeting. A number of prominent edu- cators are scheduled to speak. The 8second session of the institute will be held March 18 The senior Friendship Club at East- ern High school entertained the three other friendship clubs of the] institution Friday evening, in the clubrooms of the Y. W. C. A. The - :::('urg of the program was a style o Miss Ella M. Corbett, a ‘teacher at High School, who for the has served with the Amer- ican commission-in Germany, has re- :Xnor:“ to the faculty of the institu- Cadet companies F and G of East- ern High School will give a dance in the drill hall of the scohol Fraiay e » January 21. B dents, by experts on foreign “ques- tions. ~ GEORGE WASHINGTON. Miss Jean Jussen is writing a musi-|§ cal comedy to be produced by the University Players, a dramatic or- ganization at the institution. She will be assisted in the .production of her play by a committee composed of Foster Hagan, Preston Haynes, Rus- sell L Whyte and Josephine Houston. The university’s Architectural Club is arranging for a series of lectures by prominent speakers on interesting phases of art and architecture. lsenu will begin in the near future. Students “in_the university's dye- stuffs and explosives laboratory have received their equipment and now are engaged in important research work. The senior class in the Engineering |, College will meet in the Medical School building, 1335 H street north- west, Tuesday evening. ‘Wiillam L. Neill has been appointed chairman of a committee to look into the advisability of organizing an in- terfraternity basket ball league. ‘Four years have elapsed since the univer- sity has had such a league. Miss Katherine Symmonds has been elected captain of the “Buff” basket ball team, and Miss Evelyn Jones has been chosen captain of the “Blue” eam. Miss Elva Whitcomb is coach- t : ing bothr teams, which are composed |8 of girls not quite qualified to play on The | B8 the upiversity team. Games with lo- cal and nearby secondary schools are being arranged for the “Buffs” and ues.” “The Uses and Abuses of Twist Drills” was the title of a four-reel motion picture shown recently before the Engineering Society. “Radium Therapy in Gynecology” Wwas the subject of a paper read by Dr. of the George Washington University Medical Society. Dr. Adam Kemble reviewed the development of urology and Dr. Joseph Fogers read a paper | on two interesting medical cases. Dr. | B. M. Randolph exhibited the brain of a patient who had died of convul- sions. A smoker and a buffet luncheon followed the meeting. The sogiety is planning to erect a bronze tablet to the memory of the alumni and faculty members who became noted in the field of medical science. ‘Whether prohibition should be con- “Better Western” is the slogan to{ tinued was debated Wednesday even- be used in the campaign to be by-the Civic Association of the West- ern ‘High School for improving the institution. Organizations also par- ticipating in the movement are the Georgtown the H Cld"’s::n" lAuoelfl‘;?'In and lome an hool Associ Wfim High School. et Waged| ing at a meeting of the Columbian Debating Society. The debaters were Misses Pearl- Crosby, Helen Corliss, Frarces Park, Catherine Gayle, Dor- othy Johnston and Filamora Wilgus. The Pyramid Honor Society held a banquet recently at the Ralei Ho- - gh ent body at the school { tel in honor of its fall initiates. John the likewise. i3 showing much interest in | W- campaign. At an aSsémbly of | Was toastmaster. Townsend, president of the society, The speakers in- the school Friday slides were shown | oluded Eugene Underwood, jr.; Dr. to sug gest various ways of rebuild- | Daniel Borden, Prof. Gilbert L. Hall, ing. the institution to accommodate | Prof. De Witt C. Croissant and Wil- the large enrollment. A larger gym- - vasium and a_more satisfactory as- - it possiblé to convert the present || i Sembly hall are to be urged to replace those now in use, thereby making Bymnasium and auditorium into mech-needed classrooms. e Plans for the annual sprin; of students ' at “McKinicy Manusl Training School were” discussed at a meeting Friday afternoon. W. C. Myers was selected as general chair. man for the affair, and J. Zearfoss, treasurer. R. W. Stra e was made chairman of the committee on general arrangements, J. C. Coope, chsirman of the production commit- tee; Miss I, Solomons, chairman of the costumes committee; J. E. Lamb, chairman of the scenery committee, and Olaf Saugstad, chairman of the properties committee. The regular meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association of the M Street Junior High School will be held Tues- day night in the school at 8 o’clock. | ent- Plans of the future will be discussed. Public 1 men and women who wish to learn English are again opén. Persons n. wishing to-énter these classes should | T8l liam H. Stayton, jr. The Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity heid initistion "exercises recently. In on raternity, the following faculty mem- bers attended: Dean Merton L. Fer- son, Profs. Smith, Hall and Lanery, and John W. Townsend, secretary of the Law School. Paul E. Short, pro- vince president, also was present. Those who took the initial step into the fraternity were Lieut. Commander J. H. Taylor, W. P. Raf H. D. ngyne, Mr. mflmfl, A g. Paul, J. J. . C. er, J. C. Currey, H. T. Kay and W. W. Ross. % HOWARD UNIVERSITY. ‘With students from practicall: every state in the Union and ten for’; eign countries enrolled, Howard Uni- versity opened the winter quarter January 4, with a record-breaking registration. The present enrollment shows an increase in every depart- The total registration reaches ! “The fourth anmpal tonvocation of the schbol of religion of the uni- classes for foreign| YErSity, which opéns February 23, Promiges to: bs. of unusual int and importance. The theme for e‘r::f discussion, ~ “Brotherhood—the 1 for Today,” 4 apply 1-:. un old Central High'School, m for Today,” and the promi. The following “students from the| Which will be zation class at the old Central | €ORVocations. High- School ‘were admitted to citi- Zenship in the Supreme Court of the District by Justice Bailey Tuesday: Fil Racano, Join the naturalization bureau and public achools in giving a reception|Cheery, John P. Andrews, Ral ~to the new citizens February 7. The_District Chapter of the Amer- ican Red 8s is working co. operation with the Americani: department of the public sch: classes in_home nursing and tion are te'-be reopened soon. ing English at the faculty study class of the Americanization BenoolyW.d. nesday at 3:45 p.m. Teachers inter- :l':::. in Americanization work are in- ‘The following foreign students from the Americanization ting of the state patriotic edu- eation and_Ame! tion commit- tee of the D. A. R. Wednesday even- ing: Harold Rosenblown, Gertrude Burka, Hilda Seigel, Jack Seigel and|S Mrs. Alice Cassey. Prof. C. E. Christiani will meet the members of.the Americanization Or-| chestra Thursday at 7:30 pm. Al members are urged to be present. . COLLEGES. GEORGETOWN. School spoke at|the activities of the school of those invited ti in the sessions assure ".u‘."i‘m."“”uf: Worthy of preceding Among the newly registered stu- eman and|dents outside the District at Riley University are Perry Thomas Leonard Ty, Daughters ‘of the}of Ohio, William A. Leader of Mai 3 Revolution are planning to|John Moss Triay of Louisfana. E‘V::- ett L. Kritzler, Walter Clement Iph A. A new magazine, called thé - practor, will be issued by lh‘;‘lgl‘;:l {:o:ehm:ryfi H;uluzlnrd.u‘;:n Mon- and Dr. Mon! t] - dents, will be the edl.!:‘rfl Tt o [t wil be issued monthly and 3t ouy will record il i ST. JOHN’S. A reunion of former students of t. John's Co!le%e will be held the first week of February. The Alumni Association will meet this week to eo;nplete arrangements. for the af- . Free scholarships to the college will be doubled in number if the campaign of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the institution is a success. The auxiliary met last week and planned several dances and entertainments to ;su; money to add to the endowment und. Lieut. A. C." Strecker, professor of military ‘science and tactics at the Baron S. A. Ko’rfl’, governor of Fin-|college, announced yesterday that he land, under the late Czar of Russia, will speak before the School Foreign Service, at the National Museum, Fri- day. on “The Slavic World.” He has iolned the Georgetown faculty, and will give a course that will include a survey of conditions in Poland, Czechoslovakia and the south Slavic nations. Baron Korff will reside per- manently in ‘Washington. and will spend much of his time in trying to create a_better understanding in this country of conditions in Slavic Russia. He was formerly professor of law at the Women's University of Petro- grad. ‘ The Rev. Edward A. Walsh, S.° ;regent of the School of Foreign Serv- ice, also announced that Leon Domin- sian, e of f:h.tlsutta Dte'p.r;ment on questfons affecting frontier boun- deries, has joined the f. He aculty. will - lecture on “Historical ~Geog- raphy.” The- Hamilton Law Club of the School of Law will hold & debate this afternoon in the Senste office build- ing on the question of applying the epen-shop principle to all industries. Mid-year examinations will be held at the Law School, beginning the ‘week of January 22, while the exami- nations at the college, now in prog- ress, will continue throughout t! month. s Renewed interest iis being taken in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps wnit at the university since it %e® become known that the eadet battalion will march in the inaggura- ‘tion parade, March 4. Maj. Wiiliam {:L Hobsen, :rmy o&eer&eulhd nlt eorgetown by the War Department. 45s patting the cadets through Figld {4rill in view of the coming event: ¢ _Dr. Paol Reinsch. former United i States minister to China, lectured to would award a loving cup to the ‘cl‘et company performing the best work during the year. The award of the cup will be made during June commencement week, and will be placed in the college. Lentz and Humphrey Julie E Ben, all of North Caroitna. " “oVnt : | . A course in English has been ad Cro tfon | to the curriculum with Prof. 3. Wit s, and liston Palmer as instructor. nita-} A monthly round table hi eopen cotablished for every. third Thursaay - evening, wl wi Miss M. L. Benson will speak on the | $752/0; Fhich will be conducted by, question and answer method of teach- | of tho oo Y 1 Resumption of athletics on a large Scale is planned by the 1 faculty last week made plans for an extensive athletic program during the remaining months of school. ‘The attic of the college, which is sixty feet long and thirty-five feet ‘wide, has been remodeled into a nasium. Officials are contemplating further changes which will make a basket ball court possible. BRECHT WINS DEBATE. ‘Washingtonian to Compete in Final Event at Georgetown Law. Howard Fletcher Brecht of Wash- fogton is declared the winner of the| second prize debate of Georgetown University School of Law, it was an- nounced last night by Assistant Dean Hugh J. Fegan. ‘With Bernard E. Schiesinger, win- ner of the first debate. he will com- pete-in the final contest to be held at the close of the scholastic year. Mr. B t was selected as the best fndividusl debater of the evening. He was the member that upheld th negative side of the question as to whether American ships should be exempted from nama canal tolls. Senator Kenyon of lowa was chair- man of the judges, the others being Senators: Henry F. Ashurst of Ari- zona and Seldea P. Bpencer of Mis- souri, . Re] ntative James V. Mc- Clintic of Oklahoma and Albert E. Berry, president of the Chesapeake and Pozom.::‘ ’l"n.le’hone Company. E. W. Titus at a recent meeting |8 to the active members of the {5 the students of the Foreign Service| Mr. @ Smembatior s ihe School, Friday night, on “The Far|junior:c! ; ¥ast and Africa —_— ment of ike “Florida Specisi™ to N His Jecture was the third of . Semst-weekly euflinge. Atisntie Coust & series of public l:c'-nr.l being given -uL_'l. R. 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